Declaration of the “Power to the Peatlands” conference 19th to 21st September 2023, Antwerp, Belgium: Empower nature, climate and future now! The Power to the […]

In this policy paper, Wetlands International Europe assesses the proposed legislation, focusing on the potential impacts on wetlands, including peatlands’ organic soils, and supporting investments […]

Last week, the Power to the Peatlands conference in Antwerp, called for urgent joint action for nature, climate, and the future. Participants stressed the need […]

The draining of peatlands releases more than two billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent annually, about 4% of all annual emissions caused by human activity. This is […]

The conference will be this year’s biggest European peatland symposium. During the three-day event, we will zoom in on both the scientific, management and policy […]

The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Nature Restoration Law and the EU Green Deal, despite an unprecedented disinformation campaign aiming to destroy […]

Today the European Commission introduced its proposal for a Soil Monitoring Directive. While the proposal provides important recognition of the need for rapid action to […]

EU countries, which will be in charge of implementing the Nature Restoration Law, come out in favour of the law and send a strong signal […]

Brussels, 15 June — This morning, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) narrowly voted against the move to reject the EU Nature Restoration Law, allowing […]

Recent political developments are putting the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law at risk, with certain politicians citing largely misleading arguments about food security, its impact […]